Plant Highlights By Date
Faucaria candida
November 2017
Although its native habitat is not in the winter-rainfall area, F. candida can be grown outdoors in our part of California provided it is given sharp drainage and occasional water during the summer months.
Adromischus marianiae f. herrei
October 2017
Depending on the clone and the growing conditions, plants may be green, red, purple, or almost black, and the leaves can vary from short and almost round to lemon-shaped or more elongated.
Hesperaloe tenuifolia
September 2017
As with other species of Hesperaloe, H. tenuifolia has a long flowering period, beginning in the spring and continuing on through to the fall.
Gymnocalycium schickendantzii ssp. delaetii
August 2017
Gymnocalycium schickendantzii ssp. delaetii is summer-blooming, with flowers emerging mainly in December and January in its native habitat in Argentina.
Aloe shadensis
July 2017
The species is a relatively recent discovery, named in 2000 by an English woman named Sheila Collenette, who spent years recording the flora of Saudi Arabia.
Notocactus herteri ssp. roseoluteus
June 2017
Notocactus herteri ssp. roseoluteus flowers in late spring, beginning at the Ruth Bancroft in April or May, and ending in June.
Graptopetalum amethystinum
May 2017
The genus Echeveria is a large plant originating in Mexico.There are several related smaller groups of plants, one of these is the genus Graptopetalum.\
Thelocactus rinconensis
April 2017
Thelocactus is not a large genus and is native to Mexico. The largest species of all is Thelocactus rinconensis, which is found in Nueva Leon and Coahuila.
Echeveria colorata
March 2017
Echeverias, commonly called “hens and chicks”, are widely appreciated by California gardeners, both as potted plants and as bedding plants. Many of them have neat flower-like rosettes of leaves, and this is certainly true of Echeveria colorata, from the vicinity of Guadalajara in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
Encephalartos horridus
February 2017
Encephalartos horridus is a slow-growing plant which can live for centuries and it is much prized in horticulture for its stunning blue leaves. The leaves of Encephalartos horridus are several feet long and arch outward from the growing point. Each one has a cylindrical mid-rib, with spiky leaflets jutting out to either side.
